World United Music: Jazz

Showing posts with label Jazz. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Music Legends: Joe Jackson

About: Joe Jackson

Joe Jackson was born on August 11 1954 in Burton-on-Trent, England, but grew up in the South Coast naval port city of Portsmouth. A skinny, asthmatic kid, he loved books and originally wanted to be a writer. At age 11, though, he joined a school violin class in order to escape the humiliation of Sports periods in which it was very often him, rather than the ball, which got kicked. Much to his own surprise, he found himself fascinated by music and eagerly studying music theory and history.

A couple of years later, Joe had switched to the piano, mainly because of his new ambition: to be a composer. His first efforts were pieces for piano and small groups of instruments. Within a few more years, though, he was writing songs, and leaning more towards the pop world.

At age 16 Joe played his first paying gig, as pianist in a pub next door to a glue factory just outside of Portsmouth. This was followed by other pub gigs (in which he was often trying to entertain crowds of drunken, bottle-throwing sailors) and accompanying a bouzouki player in a Greek restaurant.

At age 18 Joe won a scholarship to study Composition, Piano, and Percussion at London's Royal Academy of Music. During the three years he spent there, he broadened his horizons further by working with a Fringe theatre group, studying Jazz with John Dankworth at the Academy and in the National Youth Jazz Orchestra, and playing in pop cover bands with names like Edward Bear and The Misty Set. By the time he left the Academy, he was the co-leader and songwriter of Arms and Legs, a proto-punk outfit which released two singles on the MAM label before burning out somewhere around 1976.

Joe then took a detour through the Cabaret world, as pianist and musical director first for the Portsmouth Playboy Club and then for singing duo Koffee N' Kreme. The main purpose of this was to save money to make demos of his own songs.

By 1978 Joe was living in London and hawking an album-length demo, with his own band (Graham Maby, Bass; Dave Houghton, Drums; Gary Sanford, Guitar) standing by. That demo - already called Look Sharp - eventually found its way to American producer David Kershenbaum, who was in London in the capacity of talent scout for A&M Records. Joe was immediately signed and Look Sharp more professionally re-recorded in August '78. The Joe Jackson Band finally started to play regular gigs and the album was released in January 1979.

1980’s

Joe Jackson's story up to this point is much more fully, fascinatingly, and hilariously recounted in his book A CURE FOR GRAVITY. From here on, though, it becomes more a matter of public record. Look Sharp (containing the hit Is She Really Going Out With Him) was followed within a year by the very similar I'm The Man (containing the hit It’s Different For Girls) and in 1980 by the darker, more reggae-influenced Beat Crazy. At the end of 1980, drummer Houghton decided to quit, and Joe decided to dissolve the band and try something new.

In 1981 Jackson recorded Jumpin' Jive, a 'musical vacation' paying tribute to Swing and Jump Blues artists such as Louis Jordan and Cab Calloway. Returning to songwriting, Joe spent a large chunk of 1982 in New York. The result was Night and Day, a more sophisticated and melodic record built around keyboards and Latin percussion, rather than guitars. With a new guitar-less band, Jackson hit the road for a whole year, and the album became his biggest success, spawning the hit singles Steppin’Out, Breaking Us In Two and Real Men and going platinum in the US. During the tour Joe also somehow found time to write his first film score, for James Bridges' Mike's Murder. (He would go on to write several more, including most notably for Francis Ford Coppola's Tucker in 1988).

Now based in NYC, Jackson's next album Body and Soul (1984) was in a similar vein to Night and Day but featured a horn section (which, along with the Blue Note-inspired cover art, led many people to wrongly assume he'd made a jazz record). For Big World (1986) Jackson stripped everything down to a 4-piece again, and recorded live, direct to 2-track master. In 1989 he went in the opposite direction with the majestic, semi-autobiographical Blaze of Glory, and toured with an 11-piece band. Laughter and Lust (1991) was more like a mainstream (though still idiosyncratic) rock record, but yet another lengthy world tour left Jackson exhausted and at a creative dead end. As he sees it, his workaholic phase - which also included several film scores, a live album (Live 1980-86), an instrumental album (Will Power, 1987), guest appearances with Suzanne Vega, Ruben Blades and Joan Armatrading, and endless touring - was over.

1990’s

Joe's work during the rest of the 1990s was his most challenging and eclectic: the gentle, soul-searching Night Music (1994), the ambitious and original song-cycle based on the Seven Deadly Sins, Heaven and Hell (1997), and the album Joe considers his most underrated, Night and Day II (2000). The turn of the century saw a burst of creativity: Jackson won his first Grammy (Best Pop Instrumental Album for the non-traditional, non-orchestral Symphony No.1) and published his book A Cure For Gravity. Described by Joe as not an autobiography but ‘a book abut music thinly disguised as a memoir’, it was well-reviewed and has been translated into German and Dutch.

2000’s

In 2003 Jackson astonished everyone, including himself, by re-forming the original Joe Jackson Band for a stunning new album, Volume 4, and a lengthy tour. The reunion was always intended as a one-off, but it also produced a live album, Afterlife, in 2004.

By this time Jackson was living mostly back in London. He made quite a few solo appearances, including on an unusual triple-bill tour with Todd Rundgren and the string quartet Ethel. He sang and played piano on Rickie Lee Jones' It's Like That and William Shatner's Has Been (produced, arranged and co-written by Ben Folds). He made his first film appearance, as a pub pianist, in The Greatest Game Ever Played, which also features some of his music. He was also awarded a Fellowship by the Royal Academy of Music and an Honorary Doctorate by the University of Portsmouth.

Around this time Joe started working with writer Raymond Hardie and director Judy Dolan on Stoker, a musical theatre project about Bram Stoker, the creator of Dracula. Though Stoker has been workshopped, performed a couple of times for small invited audiences, and attracted a lot of interest from theatre companies around the world, it has yet to find the backing for a fully-staged production.

In 2006 Joe turned his attention back to pure songwriting and did a short Trio tour with Graham Maby and Dave Houghton. Having failed to happily re-establish himself in London, he moved to Berlin, where his next album Rain was recorded in 2007. Consisting of ten powerful, timeless new songs, Rain creates a surprisingly epic sound with just voices, piano, bass and drums. The trio toured for the next three years, and played more shows than any other J J lineup, including Joe’s first visits to Mexico, Israel, Croatia, the Czech Republic, South Africa and Turkey. A live album, Live Music, was released in 2011.

2010’s

Joe Jackson’s most recent project is a tribute to one of his greatest musical heroes, Duke Ellington. The Duke is an often radical re-interpretation of fifteen Ellington classics, arranged into ten tracks, and featuring an eclectic roster of guest artists including Iggy Pop, Ahmir ‘Questlove’ Thompson and other members of The Roots, Sharon Jones, Steve Vai, and jazz violin star Regina Carter, who joined Joe on the subsequent tour.

Jackson is currently living in Berlin but returns frequently to both New York and Portsmouth. He just released his latest album "Fast Forward" in Oct., 2015.

CONTACT: http://joejackson.com/info

Fast Forward – (Album: Fast Forward – 2015)

Ode to Joy - (Album: Fast Forward – 2015)

A Little Smile - (Album: Fast Forward – 2015)

On Your Radio – (WFUV Studios Live – Oct 2015)

A Little Smile – Live @Front & Center - Oct 2015 - (Album: Fast Forward – 2015)

Joe Jackson Interview on “Insight Germany” TV 2012

Elliot Scheiner records "The Duke" with Joe Jackson 2012

Joe Jackson and Iggy Pop - It Don't Mean a Thing – (Album: Duke – 2012)

Joe Jackson Live @ The Olympia, Paris (Full Concert) 2012

The Uptown Train – Live in Rotterdam 2008 - (Album: Rain – 2008)

Rush Across the Road - (Album: Rain – 2008)

Solo (So Low) - (Album: Rain – 2008)

Citizen Sane – (Album: Rain – 2008)

Still Alive – (Album: Volume 4 – 2003)

Hell of a Town – (Album: Night and Day II – 2000)

Love Got Lost – Featuring Marianne Faithfull - (Album: Night and Day II – 2000)

Why / Glamour and Pain - (Album: Night and Day II – 2000)

Slow Movement – (Album: Symphony No 1 – 1999)

The Man Who Wrote Danny Boy – (Album: Night Music – 1994)

Nocturne No 3 - (Album: Night Music – 1994)

Oh Well – Peter Green cover Live in Sydney 1991 – (Album: Laughter and Lust – 1991)

Goin’ Downtown – (Album: Laughter and Lust – 1991)

Drowning - (Album: Laughter and Lust – 1991)

Rant and Rave Live in Sydney 1991 – (Album: Blaze of Glory – 1989)

Down to London – (Album: Blaze of Glory – 1989)

Me and You – (Album: Blaze of Glory – 1989)

Nineteen Forever - (Album: Blaze of Glory – 1989)

Acropolis Now - (Album: Blaze of Glory – 1989)

Sentimental Thing - (Album: Blaze of Glory – 1989)

Solitude – (Album: Will Power – 1987)

Right & Wrong – Live @ The Roundabout Theatre NYC 1986 - (Album: Big World – 1986)

Wild West - (Album: Big World – 1986)

Home Town – (Album: Big World – 1986)

Shanghai Sky – Live in Tokyo 1986 - (Album: Big World – 1986)

Joe Jackson Live in Tokyo 1986 (Full Concert)

You Can’t Get What You Want – Live 1988 – (Album: Body & Soul - 1984)

Be My Number Two – (Album: Body & Soul - 1984)

Memphis – (Album / Movie Soundtrack: Mike’s Murder – 1983)

Steppin’ Out – (Album: Night & Day – 1982)

Breaking Us in Two – (Album: Night & Day - 1982)

Is She Really Going Out with Him – Live @ Hatfield College Jan 1980 - (Album: Look Sharp – 1979)

Fools in Love - Live @ Rockpalast Cologne Germany 1980 - (Album: Look Sharp – 1979)

I’m the Man - (Album: I’m the Man – 1979)

It’s Different for Girls - (Album: I’m the Man – 1979)

On Your Radio – (Album: I’m the Man – 1979)

Sunday Papers – Live BBC – 1979 – (Album: Look Sharp – 1979)

Throw it Away - (Album: Look Sharp – 1979)

Baby Stick Around - (Album: Look Sharp – 1979)

Look Sharp - (Album: Look Sharp – 1979)

Joe Jackson LINKS:

Official Website

http://joejackson.com/

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Jackson_(musician)

Soundcloud

https://soundcloud.com/officialjoejackson

Last FM

http://www.last.fm/music/Joe+Jackson

Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/OfficialJoeJackson/

Twitter

https://twitter.com/JoeJacksonMusic

VIDEO

YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/user/JoeJacksonVEVO/

BUY MUSIC @ the Following Stores:

iTunes

https://itunes.apple.com/ca/artist/joe-jackson/id53325

Amazon

http://www.amazon.com/Joe-Jackson/e/B000AQ0IMO

eMusic

http://www.emusic.com/artist/joe-jackson/11562991/

Friday, October 30, 2015

Legends of Rock: Eric Burdon

About: Eric Burdon

Eric Victor Burdon (born 11 May 1941) is an English singer-songwriter best known as a member and vocalist of rock band the Animals and the funk band, War and for his aggressive stage performance. He was ranked 57th in Rolling Stone's list The 100 Greatest Singers of All Time.

The Animals

Burdon was lead singer of the Animals, formed during 1962 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The original band was the Alan Price Rhythm and Blues Combo, which formed in 1958; they became The Animals shortly after Burdon joined the band. The Animals combined electric blues with rock and in the USA were one of the leading bands of the British Invasion. Along with the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Hollies, the Dave Clark Five, and the Kinks, the group introduced British music and fashion. Burdon's powerful voice can be heard on the Animals' singles "The House of the Rising Sun", "Sky Pilot", "Monterey", "I'm Crying", "Boom Boom", "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood", "Bring It On Home to Me", "Baby Let Me Take You Home", "It's My Life", "We Gotta Get out of This Place", "Don't Bring Me Down", and "See See Rider".

By late 1966, the other original members, including keyboardist Alan Price, had left. Burdon has often attributed the disintegration of the band to conflict with Price, specifically that Price had claimed sole rights and ownership to “House of the Rising Sun.” Burdon and drummer Barry Jenkins reformed the group as Eric Burdon and The Animals. This more psychedelic incarnation featured future Family member John Weider and was sometimes called Eric Burdon and the New Animals. Keyboardist Zoot Money joined during 1968 until they split up in 1969. This group's hits included the ballad "San Franciscan Nights", the grunge–heavy metal-pioneering "When I Was Young", "Monterey", the anti-Vietnam anthem "Sky Pilot", and the progressive cover of "Ring of Fire".

In 1975, the original Animals reunited and recorded an album called Before We Were So Rudely Interrupted, released in 1977 and overlooked due to the dawning of punk. In May 1983, The Animals reunited with their original line-up and released the album Ark on 16 June 1983, along with the singles "The Night" and "Love Is For All Time". A world tour followed, and the concert at Wembley Arena, London, recorded on 31 December 1983, was released in 1984 as Rip it to Shreds. Their concert at the Royal Oak Theatre in April 1984 was released in 2008 as Last Live Show; the band members were augmented by Zoot Money, Nippy Noya, Steve Gregory, and Steve Grant. The original Animals broke up for the last time at the end of 1984.

WAR

During 1969, while living in San Francisco, Burdon joined forces with Californian funk rock band War. In April 1970, the resulting album created was entitled, Eric Burdon Declares "War", which produced the singles "Spill the Wine" and "Tobacco Road".

A two-disc set entitled “The Black-Man's Burdon”, was released later in September 1970. The singles from the double album, "Paint It, Black" and "They Can't Take Away Our Music", had moderate success during 1971. During this time Burdon collapsed on the stage during a concert caused by an asthma attack, and War continued the tour without him.

In 1976, a compilation album, Love Is All Around, released by ABC Records, included recordings of Eric Burdon with War doing a live version of "Paint it, Black" and a cover of The Beatles song "A Day in the Life." The band also featured ex-NFL star Deacon Jones who coined the term "quarterback sack" and sang on the band's 1975 song "Why Can't We Be Friends?"

Eric Burdon and War were reunited for the first time in 37 years, to perform an Eric Burdon & War reunion at the concert at the Royal Albert Hall London on 21 April 2008. The concert coincided with a major reissue campaign by Rhino Records (UK), which released all the War albums including Eric Burdon Declares "War" and The Black-Man's Burdon.

Solo Career

Burdon began a solo career in 1971 with the Eric Burdon Band, continuing with a hard rock–heavy metal–funk style. In August 1971, he recorded the album Guilty! which featured the blues shouter Jimmy Witherspoon, and also Ike White of the San Quentin Prison Band. In 1973, the band performed at the Reading Festival and in 1974 they travelled to New York City. At the end of 1974, the band released the album Sun Secrets and this was followed by the album Stop in 1975. Burdon moved to Germany in 1977 and recorded the album Survivor with a line-up including guitarist Alexis Korner and keyboardist Zoot Money; the album also had a line-up of four guitarists and three keyboard players and is known for its interesting album cover, which depicts Burdon screaming. The album was produced by former Animal's bassist Chas Chandler. The original release included a booklet of illustrated lyrics done in ink by Burdon himself.

In May 1978, he recorded the album Darkness Darkness at the Roundwood House in County Laois, Republic of Ireland, using Ronnie Lane's Mobile Studio and featuring guitarist and vocalist Bobby Tench from the Jeff Beck Group, who had left Streetwalkers a few months before. The album was eventually released in 1980. During January 1979, Burdon changed his band for a tour taking in Hamburg, Germany, and the Netherlands.

On 28 August 1982, "The Eric Burdon Band" including Red Young (keyboards) performed at the Rockpalast Open Air Concert in Lorelei, Germany. Following this Burdon toured heavily with his solo project from March 1984 to March 1985, taking in UK, Spain, Germany, Sweden, Canada and Australia. In 1986, Burdon published his autobiography entitled I Used To Be An Animal, But I'm Alright Now.

In March 1979, he played a concert in Cologne and changed the band's name to "Eric Burdon's Fire Department", whose line-up included backing vocalist Jackie Carter of Silver Convention, Bertram Engel of Udo Lindenberg's "Panik Orchester" and Jean-Jaques Kravetz. In mid 1980, they recorded the album The Last Drive. "Eric Burdon's Fire Department" toured Europe with this line-up and Paul Millins and Louisiana Red made special appearances in Spain and Italy. By December 1980, the band had broken up.

In April 1981, Christine Buschmann began to film Comeback with Burdon as the star. They created a new "Eric Burdon Band" whose line-up included Louisiana Red, Tony Braunagle, John Sterling and Snuffy Walden. This band recorded live tracks in Los Angeles. They also recorded in Berlin with another line-up, the only remaining member being John Sterling. In September 1981, the final scenes of Comeback were shot in the Berlin Metropole and Burdon and his band continued to tour through Australia and North America. A studio album titled Comeback was released in 1982. The 1983 album Power Company also included songs recorded during the Comeback project.

In 1988, he put together a band with 15 musicians including Andrew Giddings – keyboards, Steve Stroud – bass, Adrian Sheppard – drums, Jamie Moses – guitar and four backing vocalists to record the album I Used To Be An Animal in Malibu, in the United States. In 1990, Eric Burdon's cover version of "Sixteen Tons" was used for the film Joe Versus the Volcano. The song, which played at the beginning of the film, was also released as a single. He also recorded the singles "We Gotta Get out of this Place" with Katrina & The Waves and "No Man's Land" with Tony Carey and Anne Haigis. Later in 1990, he had a small line-up of an Eric Burdon Band featuring Jimmy Zavala (sax and harmonica), Dave Meros(bass), Jeff Naideau (keyboards), Thom Mooney (drums) and John Sterling (guitar) before he began a tour with The Doors guitarist Robby Krieger and they appeared at a concert from Ventura Beach, California, which was released as a DVD on 20 June 2008.

On 13 April 2004, he released a "comeback" album, My Secret Life, which was his first album with new recordings for 16 years. When John Lee Hooker died in 2001, Burdon had written the song "Can't Kill the Boogieman" the co-writers of the songs, on the album, were Tony Braunagel and Marcelo Nova. In 2005, they released a live album, Athens Traffic Live, with special DVD bonus material and a bonus studio track and disbanded in November 2005. He began a short touring as "The Blues Knights".

On 27 January 2006, he released his blues–R&B album Soul of a Man. This album was dedicated to Ray Charles and John Lee Hooker. The cover of the album was a picture which was sent to Burdon a few years before. Burdon then formed a new band, with the following members: Red Young (keyboards), Paula O'Rourke (bass), Eric McFadden (guitar), Carl Carlton (guitar), and Wally Ingram (drums). They also performed at the Lugano Festival and in 2007 he toured as the headlining act of the "Hippiefest" line-up, produced and hosted by Country Joe McDonald.

Burdon, at 71, recorded an E.P. with Cincinnati garage band the Greenhornes called, simply, Eric Burdon & the Greenhornes. The album was recorded at an all-analogue recording studio, and released on 23 November 2012 as part of Record Store Day's "Black Friday."

In 2013, Eric Burdon came out with a new album called, “Til Your River Runs Dry”. The lead single off the album was called, "Water" and was inspired by a conversation he had with former Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev.

Other Associations:

In 1991, Burdon and Brian Auger formed the "Eric Burdon – Brian Auger Band" with the following line-up: Eric Burdon – vocals, Brian Auger – keyboards, vocals, Dave Meros – bass, vocals, Don Kirkpatrick – guitar, vocals, and Paul Crowder – drums, vocals. By 1992, Larry Wilkins replaced Kirkpatrick and Karma Auger (Brian's son) replaced Crowder and in 1993 they added Richard Reguria (percussion). The live album Access All Areas was then released. In 1994 the "Eric Burdon – Brian Auger Band" disbanded. Burdon then formed the "Eric Burdon's i Band". The line-up included Larry Wilkins, Dean Restum (guitar), Dave Meros (bass) and Mark Craney (drums).

In 1995, Burdon made a guest appearance with Bon Jovi, singing "It's My Life"/"We Gotta Get out of This Place" medley at the Hall of Fame. He also released the album Lost Within the Halls of Fame, with past tracks and re-recordings of some songs from I Used to be an Animal. In October 1996, Aynsley Dunbar replaced Craney on drums. The Official Live Bootleg was recorded in 1997 and in May that year Larry Wilkins died of cancer. He also released the compilations Soldier of Fortune and I'm Ready which featured recordings from the 1970s and 1980s.

In 2000, he recorded the song "Power to the People" together with Ringo Starr and Billy Preston for the motion picture “Steal This Movie!”. On 11 May 2001, the Animals were inducted into the Rock Walk of Fame on Burdon's 60th birthday. On 3 March 2002, the live album Live in Seattle was recorded. Ex-War member Lee Oskar made a guest appearance on the album. In 2003 he made a guest appearance on the album Joyous in the City of Fools by the Greek rock band Pyx Lax, singing lead vocal on "Someone Wrote 'Save me' On a Wall".

In 2001, his second critically acclaimed memoir, "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood," written with author/filmmaker J. Marshall Craig, was released in the US, followed by editions in Greece, Germany and Australia; it covers the British Invasion, moving to Los Angeles and Palm Springs, and various anecdotes about Rock and Roll stardom.

On 7 June 2008, Burdon performed at the memorial service of Bo Diddley in Gainesville, Florida. During July and August 2008, Burdon appeared as the headline act of the "Hippiefest". He also recorded the single "For What It's Worth" with Carl Carlton and Max Buskohl.

On 12 November 2008, Rolling Stone ranked Eric Burdon No. 57 on the list of the 100 Greatest Singers of all Time. On 22 January 2009 he first performed with his new band, including keyboardist Red Young, guitarist Rick Hirsch, bass player Jack Bryant and drummer Ed Friedland. For a few months he was sick and did not perform except in the United States. On 26 June, he began his European tour. The band included Red Young (keyboards), Billy Watts (guitar), Terry Wilson (bass), Brannen Temple (drums) and Georgia Dagaki (cretan lyra). The tour ended on 7 August.

On Monday 28 January 2013, Eric Burdon made a rare appearance performing on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, backed by the Roots. Fallon hyped Burdon's current album, 'Til Your River Runs Dry.

On Tuesday 23 July 2013, Eric was a guest on stage with Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band at Cardiff Millennium Stadium, performing "We Gotta Get Out of This Place."

In August 2013, he toured with Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo.

Influences:

The sound of The Animals influenced many Britpop, alternative rock and power pop groups as well as the bands Deep Purple, The Black Crowes, The Hives, Grand Funk Railroad, MC5, The White Stripes and his voice has been highly respected by many singers such as Jim Morrison, Robert Plant, Tom Petty, David Johansen, Joe Cocker, Bruce Springsteen, Ian Hunter, Ryan Adams, Julian Thome, Jack White, John Mellencamp and Dan Zanes.

Discography:

The Animals

1964 - The Animals

1965 - The Animals on Tour

1965 - Animal Tracks

1966 - Animalisms

1977 - Before We Were So Rudely Interrupted

1983 - Ark

Eric Burdon & The Animals

1967 - Eric Burdon & The Animals

1967 - Winds of Change

1968 - The Twain Shall Meet

1968 - Every One of Us

1968 - Love Is

Eric Burdon & War

1970 - Eric Burdon Declares "War"

1970 - The Black-Man's Burdon (double album)

1976 - Love Is All Around – 1976, No. 140 US

Eric Burdon & Jimmy Witherspoon

1971 - Guilty! (Re-released in 1976 as "Black & White Blues")

The Eric Burdon Band

1974 - Sun Secrets

1975 - Stop

1982 - Comeback

Eric Burdon

1977 - Survivor

1980 - Darkness Darkness

1980 - The Last Drive

1983 - Power Company

1988 - I Used To Be An Animal

1995 - Lost Within the Halls of Fame

2004 - My Secret Life

2006 - Soul of a Man

2008 - Mirage

2012 - Eric Burdon & The Greenhornes

2013 - 'Til Your River Runs Dry

Live Albums:

1965 – In The Beginning

1973 – The Animals with Sonny Boy Williamson

1984 – Rip It To Shreds: Greatest Hits Live, No. 195 in US

1985 – That's Live

1993 – Access All Areas

1996 – Eric Burdon Live

1998 – Live at the Roxy

2000 – The Official Live Bootleg #1

2000 – The Official Live Bootleg #2

2001 – The Official Live Bootleg 2000

2002 – Live in Seattle 2002

2005 – Athens Traffic Live

2009 – Live 17th October 1974

CONTACT: http://www.ericburdon.com/inquires

Eric Burdon – 2000 to 2019

Eric Burdon – 1980 to 1999

Eric Burdon – 1960 to 1979

Eric Burdon through the Years – (Live)

Eric Burdon Interviews through the Years

Eric Burdon LINKS:

Official Website

Facebook

Twitter

VIDEO

YouTube VEVO

BUY MUSIC

Official Store

iTunes

Sunday, April 6, 2014

Carrie Armitage

About: Carrie Armitage

“Carrie Armitage is a Canadian singer-songwriter with a proclivity for ecological-consciousness and peace activism. Carrie’s 2010 release, The Spirit of The Times,
is a fairly candid take on the global awareness and preservation for the Earth’s vanishing resources. Carrie’s awareness of Earth’s impending plight is a musical message of electronica with varying shades of jazz, trip-hop, house, and lounge. The ambient beat of electronica and her vocals carry the song’s highs and lows from the darkest depths of Earth’s inner core through the vast darkness of intergalactic space." - Matthew Forss - Ariel Publicity

The 4^th solo album released by Carrie Armitage “Frequency” in March 2014 is an eclectic, artistic mix of earth inspired soulful pop; ambient, eco/peace driven music with a hint of jazz, scat and spoken word.

“Frequency” is a painting made with sound by a colourful artistic mesh of New Age rock, electronica, and inspiring vocal flairs with soulful Jazzy expressions.” ~ Stewart Brennan – World United Music

Contact: info@villageworkscanada.com

Carrie Armitage – Official Website

http://www.carriearmitage.com/
Carrie Armitage - Reverbnation
http://www.reverbnation.com/carriearmitage
Carrie Armitage - Soundcloud
https://soundcloud.com/carriearmitage
Carrie Armitage - Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/CarrieArmitageMusic
Carrie Armitage - Twitter
https://twitter.com/CarrieArmitage
Video!
Carrie Armitage - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/CarrieArmitage
Carrie Armitage - Vimeo
http://vimeo.com/carriearmitage
Buy Music!
Carrie Armitage - Bandcamp
http://carriearmitage.bandcamp.com/
Carrie Armitage - iTunes
https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/carrie-armitage/id349782313
Carrie Armitage – CD Baby
http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/CarrieArmitage
Carrie Armitage - eMusic
http://www.emusic.com/artist/carrie-armitage/12911170/
Carrie Armitage - Rhapsody
http://www.rhapsody.com/artist/carrie-armitage
Carrie Armitage - Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&field-artist=Carrie%20Armitage&page=1&rh=n%3A5174%2Cp_32%3ACarrie%20Armitage

Saturday, January 11, 2014

Stephan Thelen

About: Stephan Thelen

Born May 12th 1959 in Santa Rosa, California, USA. He lived and worked in Zürich, Switzerland from 1980 to 2009 as a musician, composer, producer and mathematician. He has two sons (Diego, born 1984 and Sancho, born 1987) and now lives with his wife Katharina and her daughter Anna (born 1999) in Warth, Thurgau.

Education: Studies in classical guitar; Guitar Craft Seminars with Robert Fripp (founder and guitarist of King Crimson) during the 1990s; studied mathematics at the University of Zürich (PHD in 1990)

Musical activities: plays guitar and electronics in various bands and ensembles in and around Zürich that concentrate on music at the fringes of rock, jazz, experimental and classical music. His main rock outlet is Radio Osaka (with singer Andi Czech, bassist Christian Kuntner and drummer Benno Kaiser). Instrumental bands included License to Chill, Broken Symmetry and Root Down. Many CD Productions (No No Diet Bang, Peter Schärli Sextet, etc.). Many Theatre-, Dance- und Filmproductions.

Since 2004 he has been concentrating more and more on compositions for modern Classical Chamber Music (mainly Soprano, piano and strings).

CONTACT: mail@stephanthelen.com

Stephan Thelen – Official Website

http://www.stephanthelen.com/
Stephan Thelen - Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/stephan.thelen.5
VIDEO
Stephan Thelen - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKSTfvJe85jDTGfqVblTtVw
BUY MUSIC
Stephan Thelen – Bandcamp
http://stephanthelen.bandcamp.com/

Thursday, October 3, 2013

Cardinals

About: Cardinals

Named after a street walked nightly during long recording sessions, Cardinals has quickly moved from a high school jazz bands simple indie project to a name more demanding in their hometown. The band quickly garnered recognition from nearby promoters, landing support slots for touring acts Said the Whale, Take me to the Pilot and Paper Lions. Additionally the band recently secured a worldwide distribution deal with Alternative Empire (Crystalyne)

Cardinals take on more and more experience in writing, playing live and recording. The self-entitled, self-produced EP "Cardinals" is designed to be a statement of the power of simplicity that the trio have honed through years of practice and natural talent. With a second music video being shot, and a Spring tour in the works, the band seeks to grow their fan base internationally through hard work and honest music.

Band Members:

Levi Clattenburg - Vocals, Guitar
Myles Rogers - Bass, Vocals
Nathaniel Rustenburg - Drums, Percussion, Vocals

Contact: cardinals.mgmt@gmail.com

Cardinals - Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/CardinalsMusic
Cardinals - Twitter
https://twitter.com/_CardinalsMusic
Video!
Cardinals - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/thecardinalsmusic
Buy Music!
Cardinals - Bandcamp
http://cardinalsband.bandcamp.com/
Cardinals - iTunes
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/farther-than-love/id703184916

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

The Grasping Straws

About: The Grasping Straws

The Grasping Straws has been playing together for a few months and frequents venues in the Greenwich Village area such as the Red Lion and the Bowery Electric. The group loves to play and write music, and listen to the music of other local artists. They are currently working on studio recordings, but have some live recordings they hand out at their shows.

CONTACT: http://www.thegraspingstraws.com/contact.php

The Grasping Straws – Official Website

http://www.thegraspingstraws.com/
The Grasping Straws – Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/TheGraspingStraws
The Grasping Straws - Twitter
https://twitter.com/TGSband
VIDEO
The Grasping Straws - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/user/TheGraspingStraws
BUY MUSIC
The Grasping Straws - Bandcamp
http://thegraspingstraws.bandcamp.com/

Monday, July 8, 2013

Vespero

About: Vespero

Formed in Astrakhan, Russian Federation band VESPERO (ex-Веспер) began in early 2003 as all instrumental quartet of bassist/keyboardist Arkady Fedotov, violinist Valentin Rulev, percussionist/drummer Ivan Fedotov, and guitarist Alexander Kuzovlev who were brought together by common interest in spontaneous improvisations and psychedelic-fueled music.

In the next few months, the line-up grew to include a female vocalist, with the final addition of Natalya Tjurina, and Arkady Fedotov taking male vocalist duties. In 2004-2006, VESPERO endured several personnel changes, produced a number of self-made recordings featuring Alexei Klabukov on keyboards… and gradually shifted away from the acid-jamming and kraut-rock style to embrace a more prog-rock oriented approach to music drawing inspiration from the avant-garde poetry and theatre-art.

The band's current lineup features: Ivan Fedotov (drums, percussions), Arkady Fedotov (bass, synths, flutes, voice), Alexander Kuzovlev (guitars, electronics), and Alexei Klabukov (synths, keyboards, accordion)

"One listen to this musical outfit from Southern Russia known as Vespero was all it took to make me begin thinking about the great things that must be happening in Russia…" (by Ryan Sparks, Sea Of Tranquility).

"With each new release the Russian band Vespero further reinforce my feeling that they are one of the best instrumental bands on the contemporary Space Rock/Psychedelic scene…" (by Jerry Kranitz, Aural Innovations).

CONTACT: vesperohere@hotmail.com

Vespero – Official Website

http://vespero.ru/
Vespero – RAIG Records
http://www.raig.ru/vespero.asp
Vespero – Last FM
http://www.last.fm/music/Vespero
Vespero - Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/Vesperomusic
Vespero - Twitter
https://twitter.com/vespero_band
VIDEO
Vespero - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/user/arkvespero
BUY MUSIC
Vespero - Bandcamp
http://vespero.bandcamp.com/

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Wayne Reynolds

About: Wayne Reynolds

Singer, songwriter, and guitarist Wayne Reynolds doesn’t want to be fenced in. From the beginning of his musical life all the way up to the present moment, he has consistently avoided kowtowing to any brand of musical dogma. “I’m reminded,” muses Reynolds, “of the exhortation by none other than Bobby McFerrin that we should not live in the same musical room all the time. Walk around, don't get stuck.”

It should be no surprise, then, that when it comes to musical breeds, Reynolds is a bit of a mongrel, and proud of it. His album, Another Day Goes By, contains elements of folk, pop, jazz, classical, bossa nova, and more, all filtered through the singular sensibility that’s unique to the man steering the songs.

Despite the easygoing, understated tone of many of the tracks on Another Day Goes By, and the earthy, organic feel of the production, Reynolds comes from a family with close connections to the classical tradition. Not only was his great-grandfather William Burnet Tuthill the acclaimed architect behind the creation of Carnegie Hall and a gifted musician to boot, Reynolds’ grandfather and parents were also classically trained players. Much to his parents’ dismay, their guitar-playing offspring ended up playing in several rock bands as a teenager in Memphis. Though nobody knew it at the time, the last of these, The Jokers, would have a close tie to rock & roll history. “This band played a lot in clubs and shows in the area and had several members that became part of The Box Tops,” remembers Reynolds. “I was only 15, several years younger than the others, and when they quit school to play with [Box Tops singer/future Big Star frontman] Alex Chilton and the others, I declined, or really, was denied by my parents, as you can imagine.”

There may be an alternate universe where Reynolds stayed the course with his Memphis bandmates and ended up as part of the group that we know for scaling the late-‘60s charts with “The Letter” and “Cry Like a Baby.” But in our reality, true to his lifelong eclectic nature, he investigated other musical areas instead. Reynolds then met classical guitar legend Christopher Parkening, who was just a young man himself at the time, and was impressed enough to begin a serious study of guitar technique. “Through high school and college I kept at it and eventually went to music school on a scholarship to study with the great Cuban guitarist, Juan Mercadal,” recalls Reynolds of his artistic evolution.

Though Reynolds became well versed in classical guitar, he recalls, “I was always arranging some pop standards to play for pure fun.” By the time he became a part of the music faculty at the University of Memphis, Reynolds was moving into still more new territory, crafting soundtrack music for public television programs. But all the while, there was yet another place Reynolds’ constantly shifting muse was gradually leading him, towards the creation of Another Day Goes By.

“Over a few years I had written a group of songs that I was playing for friends,” explains Reynolds. “They were very impressed by the different quality they heard in the tunes and insisted that I do something about recording them.” The musical mélange that Reynolds’ friends heard, in advance of the public at large, was partly the product of his idiosyncratic influences (everything from bossa nova masters Baden Powell and Joao Gilberto to pop tunesmiths Jimmy Webb and Billy Joel) and partly his own set of musical fingerprints.

“We eventually went to work getting the songs arranged and recorded,” says Reynolds of the production process for Another Day Goes By. “We developed the arrangements more or less in real time with the rhythm section, and then multiple overdubs for the soprano sax, background singers, and the rest.” Though the record has a rich, full sound and finds Reynolds supported by a full band of obviously empathetic players, the arrangements are acoustic-oriented and the album retains a light, airy feel. There’s breathing space between the instruments, a natural-sounding vibe that’s sonically succinct but still feels somehow spontaneous.

The fluid finger-picking acoustic guitar patterns that drive the opening track, the romance-filled “All I’ll Ever Need,” give an indication right off the bat that Reynolds knows his way around a fretboard but isn’t one for hitting listeners over the head with ostentatious licks. At the same time, the seemingly classical-inspired guitar lines that light up “A Little Gray” could only come from the hands of someone with a lifetime of technique at their command. The combination of jazzy, minor-key moves and Reynolds’ warm, deep vocal tones on the album’s closing cut, “If You Walked Into My Life,” hark back to an era when it was still possible to turn on a Top 40 station and hear an accessible-but-sophisticated ballad like George Benson’s “This Masquerade.” And from the welcoming, James Taylor-like folk-pop feel of “Focus on the Love” to the plangent electric guitar coloring and insistent rhythm of “How to Be Me,” Another Day Goes By adheres to the open-ended artistic ethos that has sustained Reynolds since the beginning of his musical journey. When he says, “I want to have as broad and complete an offering as I can. I am challenged by all musical idioms and admire those artists who play lots of styles very well,” even a casual listen to this album proves that he takes those sentiments to heart.

Contact: https://www.facebook.com/WayneReynoldsMusic

Send Newsletters to your fans from ReverbNation.com

Wayne Reynolds – Reverbnation (Official Website)